I want white/grey/bluish grey wood with silver rubbed into them. I even found an article about staining with shoe polish. These are the style of cabinets and drawers that have no knobs or handles, so there are scratches on the top edges of the drawers. If it’s too dark, you’re out of luck. I’ve used pre-stain conditioner on other projects on raw wood, but may not have on this project, so maybe that was the difference. Another application of Citristrip has sucked the old stain right out of the wood, so I’ve got these 100 year old doors in raw wood. The overcoat is made by adding a small amount of color to clear liquid glaze, testing to get a see-through tint. I recently stained a lovely pine floor in one of the original houses in Ottawa to match her existing floor. The tinted glaze can be sponged or painted on for a faux suede effect. So although it would take a couple hours, because you MUST leave it alone, this could possible work for removing the poly and stain, so Jay could start over. haha. *Footnote: The linseed oil is applied with a rag and being an oil gives you a soft sheen with a warm glow as it is penetrated into the wood.ReplyCancel, There are more outside links to info in this post than usual and there’s a link talks about preparing the pine and I found it in numerous places. If you’re more into painted wood floors, please check this post out. Tastes do often change over time. Love the look of white oak floors, but not looking to go full reno? This is one of my favorite posts about what colors look great with stained wood trim. All About Wainscoting + The One Thing You Must Never Do! That beginning line has been percolating in my head. The darker you go, the less you’ll see the red and the less you’ll see the color variation across the boards. There are oil-based glazes and water-based. I don’t think the gel stain would adhere the the polyurethane – at least not adequately but Jay can test it. I’m wondering if your frames were already stained or if it was raw wood. If you do go too green, you can fix it by doing the same thing with red. I also use fiddes and sons rugger brown wax on a lot of the furniture I restore and its lovely for toning down a colour. haha. Naturally, it can be quite overwhelming when you think of coordinating the wood floors with wall tones but you really do not have to fret about it. (Don’t take time to reply, just wanted to reassure you).ReplyCancel, I used polyshades on my steps. ReplyCancel. (And, the less you’ll see the graining within each board). I believe that she actually added stain right to the regular poly. The wood has NO varnish, they were only stained onto natural wood. Another set of coordinating wood stains inspired by orange, but slightly branching into pink… Red-toned woods. Anything that is used of course, will need to be able to go on top of the existing polyurethane. And that looks like encaustic cement tiles behind the glass doors. This article will help you distinguish and understand the different undertones in wood undertones and stains so you can select the right intonation to incorporate in your interior design. I decided I wanted to use the Gel stain and not have to sand down to the original wood. Try it on a test piece first, and get their approval before doing the whole thing. It turned out beautifully!! Take a piece and seal it with just enough sealer to get it wet. Pine in particular takes stain very unevenly so it is essential to apply a pre-wood conditioner prior to staining. Pulling My Hair Out! blue or red). I do not recommend water based stains as they tend to come out blotchy (unless you are spraying them). Laurel Bern Interiors/Laurel Home is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees, by advertising and linking to amazon.com and other affiliate marketing companies, © 1996-2020 Laurel Home © 1996-2020 Laurel Bern Interiors, Inc. All Rights Reserved | ProPhoto theme |ProPhoto Photographer Site |TEMPLATE BY: H2 BLOGS, Well Laurel, what about just keeping it as is and using a, © 1996-2020 Laurel Home © 1996-2020 Laurel Bern Interiors, Inc. All Rights Reserved |, Outdoor furnishings, flowers & gifts FATHERS DAY GIFTS, casegoods - bookcases, etageres and desks, technique for getting a stain on pine to go on evenly, one of my favorite posts about what colors look great with stained wood trim, Minwax makes a product that is exactly that, called Polyshades, link to a video which shows how Polyshades is done on a chair.

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